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New Jerse Division of Local Government Services Jason Martucci is the legislative liaison for the New Jersey Division of Local Government Services. Jason stood in for his boss, Division Director Tim Cunningham who was originally scheduled to speak. As you might expect from his title, Jason provided the mayors an update on actions in the […]

New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District We thank Rep. MacArthur’s Director of Constituent Services, Norikl Kowalewski for providing this report: Congressman MacArthur talked about what he has been doing and focusing on in Congress. He talked about the Air Force’s KC-46 refuelers, and the great news that they will be brought to the Joint Base. He

New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness Dr. Christopher Rodriguez, Director of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) outlined the security threats we face, including the growing challenge of cyber crime and terrorism. Chris had been scheduled to speak at our September meeting but his appearance was preempted by the

Office of Local Government Assistance New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Kerry provided a brief overview of DEP issues relevant to shore communities. Those issues included public access to beaches and emergency preparedness — particularly where intense storms are concerned. She stressed her availability to municipalities and urged that the state be consulted on local

Our Monday meeting was eclipsed by a bomb that detonated Saturday morning on the route of a planned Seaside Park Semper Fi 5K Charity Run. Though no one was injured, this was clearly an act of terrorism. In fact it turned out to be one just one element of a coordinated attack involving targets in

Assemblyman Ron Dancer briefed the mayors on his work in Trenton. The legislature is hammering out a budget, he said, cautioning that the budget is only numbers and can be superseded by law at any time. Amendments to the state constitution, on the other hand, cannot be superseded. Ron outlined three such amendments that will

U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey William E. Fitzpatrick briefed the Mayors on the work of U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. Mr. Fitzpatrick is the First Assitant U.S. Attorney in the district and is based in Newark. The agency also has offices in Trenton and Camden. The primary focus of

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection For a fifth straight year Commissioner Bob Martin of New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection visited the Ocean County Mayors to provide an update and answer questions. Bob talked about his agency’s policy of customer service. Initially, some in Trenton objected to the word “customer,” he said, because it

Mayor Art Petracco, 1942-2016 New Jersey League of Municipalities Michael Darcy is the new executive director of the N.J. League of Municipalities. This was his first visit to the OC Mayors. Michael complimented the Association for staying active as an organization. There’s real value in connecting in such forums; other county groups have withered away,

New Jersey Div. of Local Government Services Tim Cunninghan was kind enough to pay the Mayors a second visit. The Director of New Jersey’s Division of Local Government Services was with us last February. Now as then, he brought us up to date on what’s happening at the Division. On Sandy recovery, Tim said there